Franz I of Austria

Franz I of Austria (12 February 1768-2 March 1835), formerly Franz II, Holy Roman Emperor was the leader of the Holy Roman Empire and was the first Emperor of the Austrian Empire.

Biography
Franz was son of Leopold II of Austria and Maria Luisa of Spain, and was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1792 to 1806. He was King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia as well as Austria, and he defended this large empire against the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars. He fought in seven coalitions against France from 1792 to 1815, and when the Holy Roman Empire was disavowed in 1806, he became the first king of the Austrian Empire.